"Bob D." wrote in message
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In article , "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


Hey....here's a question for little Dave: The law in most towns says
that if
you have a pool, you must have a fence with a gate that locks. Do you
think
that's nonsense, and that it should be up to the neighbors to keep their
kids from drowning in your pool?

This coincides with "attractive nuisance" laws in many communities.
Usually these laws state anything on your property that can be considered
"attractive" to children or adults of diminished reasoning capacity
(Henry?), which presents a potential danger, must also have a resonable
safegards to deter unauthorized access.

My answer to this question falls in line with my previous statements. I
don't necessarily believe in these laws per se (I'm sure their are
individual cases where I will concede this point). I don't think I could
easily reconcile the fact that an innocent child found dead in my pool as
"his tough luck".

Just because I believe in personal responsibily does not mean I am devoid
of compassion. It's the difference between being right, and doing the
right thing.

Bob Dimond

At the very least, a drowning in your pool would, according to Murphy's Law,
occur just when you were about to leave for an excellent afternoon of
fishing. That would be inexcusable.